Chris Meledandri, whose sequel grossed almost $1 billion, recalls his fashion designer father bringing Italian-style clothes to big cities: "If you were dressing in his clothes in New York or California, you were breaking a rule."

The acclaimed director on how Ryan Coogler's "Fruitvale Station," ''Lee Daniels' 'The Butler'" and "12 Years a Slave" were made outside the studio system, and what's next for African-American movies: "The chains on what can be made and what can't in Hollywood have been unshackled."

Richard Greenfield writes that originals like "House of Cards" and "Orange Is the New Black" — with their big-budget productions and A-list talent and binge viewing potential — are widening the rift between what customers want and what traditional TV provides.

The Nine Inch Nails frontman attests that Bowie's first album in 10 years, "The Next Day," which beat Beyonce to the surprise album punch, is more evidence that he "is in the very top tier of artists."

MARK BURNETT AND ROMA DOWNEY: HOW 'THE BIBLE'S' POWER COUPLE WORK TOGETHER

The executive-producing husband and wife on "kicking down doors" to take the project — now the top-selling miniseries DVD of all time — as well as preparing its sequel, plus a feature film version, "Son of God."